English

horned melon

From horned + melon.

A compound of horned + melon

Old English hyrned ‘having horns’

Middle English horned ‘Possessing horns or a similar projection’

Ancient Greek μηλοπέπων ‘melon, Cucumis melo’

Latin melopeponem

Late Latin melonem

Old French melon ‘melon (fruit)’

Middle English meloun

English melon

Today it means

noun A plant of the species Cucumis metulifer, bearing a cucumber-like fruit.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / horned melon